37But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
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And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.
Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. …
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. …
But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out: …
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 36-49)Five times Christ was seen the same day that he rose: by Mary Magdalene alone in the garden (John 20:14), by the women as they were going to tell the disciples (Matt. 28:9), by Peter alone, by the two disciples going to Emmaus, and now at night by the eleven, of which we have an account in these verses, as also John 20:19. Observe, 1. The great surprise which his appearing gave them. He came in am…
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